Etta James: At Last!

"She hit the pop and R&B charts with three of the songs here and created a new vocal model: the crossover diva," wrote Rolling Stone in listing At Last! as #116 in its "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." With "All I Could Do Was Cry," "Trust in Me," "Stormy Weather," "A Sunday Kind of Love," Willie Dixon's blues classic "I Just Want to Make Love to You," and the immortal title track, this is heaven for both jazz and R&B lovers. The late, great songbird also performs several duets with Moonglows vocalist Harvey Fuqua, including Dixon's "Spoonful," their own "My Heart Cries," and the chart hit "If I Can't Have You."

"Etta James in full splendor was simply breathtaking. She could stop your heart with the way she turned a phrase or set your feet in motion with her rhythm. Dialed down or at full throttle, James always made you wonder how she channeled that vast well of emotion."—Boston Globe